Most Women Unaware Alcohol Poses Breast Cancer Risk
Screening and outpatient clinic appointments may offer opportunity for prevention intervention
Screening and outpatient clinic appointments may offer opportunity for prevention intervention
This data analysis examined the effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of lethal prostate cancer in men at risk of the disease, and those who developed nonmetastatic prostate cancer during follow-up.
This fact sheet examines how alcohol consumption can affect cancer risk.
Interestingly, red and white wine to not affect prostate cancer risk the same way.
Patients with alcohol-related HCC displayed reduced OS when compared to patients with non-alcohol-related HCC.
Seventy percent of Americans surveyed in this year’s National Cancer Opinion Survey were unaware that alcohol is a well-established and modifiable risk factor for cancer, the authors noted.
Alcohol-related cancers account for 5.5 percent of all cancers treated annually worldwide.
Even a small glass of wine each day can increase the odds of both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer, evidence suggests.
Researchers identified a cancer-causing gene triggered by alcohol use, providing a link between alcohol and breast cancer in cell-based research.
For women, alcohol consumption of 5 to 14.9 g/day linked to increased risk of alcohol-related cancers.